[Verse 1] They taught us how to wear the crown Keep our heads up, never look down Smile like nothing ever hurts Hide the blood beneath the shirt You were golden in every room I was learning how to disappear Everybody loved the picture Nobody asked why we hated being here [Pre-Hook] We looked untouchable From far away But even kings can crack When they carry too much weight [Hook] We’re broken royalty Crowns hanging by a thread Still dressed like kings With a war inside our heads Broken royalty Gold falling at our feet Everybody wants the throne Nobody sees what it costs to keep Let the whole damn kingdom talk Let them watch the castle fall We’re broken royalty And maybe broken suits us after all [Verse 2] You found me hiding on the balcony Tie undone, hands shaking quietly Said, “You don’t have to fake it here” Like those were words I’d waited years to hear Then you took your crown off too Dropped it somewhere on the floor Said, “I’m tired of being everything Everybody keeps asking me for” [Pre-Hook] Maybe we were never meant To carry all this gold Maybe looking perfect Was just another way to lose control [Hook] We’re broken royalty Crowns hanging by a thread Still dressed like kings With a war inside our heads Broken royalty Gold falling at our feet Everybody wants the throne Nobody sees what it costs to keep Let the whole damn kingdom talk Let them watch the castle fall We’re broken royalty And maybe broken suits us after all [Bridge] Take the portraits off the walls Let them see the cracks beneath Every perfect little story Every lie we had to keep I don’t want your family name I don’t want their perfect life I just want the boy beside me When the whole damn palace dies If loving you means losing Everything they built for me Then burn the throne I choose you Over royalty [Breakdown] No crown No throne No kingdom left to own Just your hand In mine And for once That feels like enough [Final Hook] We’re broken royalty But we’re finally breathing now Let the gold fall from our shoulders We don’t need it anyhow Broken royalty No more dying for the name If the kingdom wants perfection They can find somebody else to play the game Let the whole damn castle fall We don’t need those walls at all We’re broken royalty Two boys standing in the ruins Still choosing each other Through it all [Outro] The crowns hit the floor Neither of us picked them up.
